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Keiraville - Mount Keira

Number of cars per household

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Analysis of car ownership in 2021, indicates 56% of households in Keiraville - Mount Keira had access to two or more motor vehicles, compared to 79% in Cordeaux Heights - Mount Kembla - Kembla Heights.

The ability of the population to access services and employment is strongly influenced by access to transport. The number of motor vehicles per household in Keiraville - Mount Keira quantifies access to private transport and will be influenced by Age Structure and Household Type, which determine the number of adults present; access to Public Transport; distance to shops, services, employment and education; and Household Income. Depending on these factors, car ownership can be seen as a measure of advantage or disadvantage, or a neutral socio-economic measure, which impacts on the environment and quality of life.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'How many registered motor vehicles owned or used by residents of this dwelling were garaged or parked at or near this dwelling on the night of 10 August 2021?'

Car ownership
Keiraville - Mount Keira - Households (Enumerated)20212011Change
Number of carsNumber%Cordeaux Heights - Mount Kembla - Kembla Heights %Number%Cordeaux Heights - Mount Kembla - Kembla Heights %2011 to 2021
No motor vehicles1025.41.51588.71.1-56
1 motor vehicle64634.417.967136.819.8-25
2 motor vehicles67535.945.260633.247.7+68
3 or more motor vehicles38220.333.728715.829.1+94
Not stated754.01.71015.52.2-26
Total households1,880100.0100.01,824100.0100.0+55
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the car ownership of the households in Keiraville - Mount Keira in 2021 compared to Cordeaux Heights - Mount Kembla - Kembla Heights shows that 90.6% of the households owned at least one car, while 5.4% did not, compared with 96.8% and 1.5% respectively in Cordeaux Heights - Mount Kembla - Kembla Heights.

Of those that owned at least one vehicle, there was a larger proportion who owned just one car; a smaller proportion who owned two cars; and a smaller proportion who owned three cars or more.

Overall, 34.4% of the households owned one car; 35.9% owned two cars; and 20.3% owned three cars or more, compared with 17.9%; 45.2% and 33.7% respectively for Cordeaux Heights - Mount Kembla - Kembla Heights.

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the household car ownership in Keiraville - Mount Keira between 2011 and 2021 were:

  • 3 or more motor vehicles (+94 households)
  • 2 motor vehicles (+68 households)
  • No motor vehicles (-56 households)

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